Celebrities You Didn’t Know Came Out In 2016

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Amandla Stenberg

Nobody said there was anything wrong with being gay, so why did it take so long to open up? Here are some celebrities you may or may not have known about that decided to come out of the closet in 2016. The year is still young and there may be more people that come out so stay tuned! A few of these may be a shocker so sit down and enjoy the ride...

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Amandla who played in The Hunger Games decided to come out of the closet stating she was a bi-sexual black women. She said she feels so much better now that she doesn’t have to hide or limit who she is and how she really feels. It took her a long time to get the courage but she did it. 

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Gloria Vanderbilt

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Gloria's son, Anderson Cooper, has been out as a gay man since 2012 but during a joint interview, Gloria had told the reporter that she had a sexual relationship with a female in school. Anderson was shocked yet could relate and understand why she had kept it for so long. They shared a little giggle and went on with the interview. I'd love to have been around to see what was said after this interview!

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George Shelley

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George who is apart of a music group called Union J, won't really admit to being gay but won't say he's straight either. On many occasions, he indicated having a big crush on a man but at other times, he showed interest in females. He isn't hiding anything, just not admitting to being bi-sexual. 

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Aubrey Plaza

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Beautiful Aubrey came out of the closet this year by saying she has a “androgynous and masculine” aura about her and she's perfectly content with it. She also stated she falls in love with girls or guys and can't help it. No shame in her game! Get it girl! 

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Justine Greening

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You may or may not know Justine Greening, she's from England where gay is frowned upon. But, she recently relieved that she's been in a same-sex relationship for quite some time. What's the worst case scenario, she moves out of the country and comes to the U.S. where we are all treated equally?! 

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James Franco

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You can kind of see it on James, your gadar is right on point if you previously thought he was gay. I did. I knew it was a matter of time before he came out. Nothing wrong with it, I really don't know why people hide it in the first place, who cares?

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Colton Haynes

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Colton, who played on Teen Wolf, started 2016 with a bang! Coming out of the closet first of the year really lifted a burden off of his shoulders that he's been carrying quite some time. This dude is a stud and won't have any issues finding a partner, that is, if he's not already taken. 

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Rayvon Owen

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Well duh, everyone knew Rayvon Owen was gay before he admitted to it. If any of you watched American Idol and seen him on there, you had to have known too. If not, you don't have any gaydar. Listen, there's nothing wrong with it, I'm just saying, he wasn't good at hiding it. 

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 Nur Warsame

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Nur is a imam in Australia, and for those of you who don’t know an imam is an Islamic worship or mosque leader in the Muslim faith. In the Muslim religion, this is highly, highly frowned upon so for him to come out of the closet, ever, is a pretty big deal. 

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Kristen Stewart

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I really didn't see this one coming. She was so cute with Robert Pattinson but it didn't last, obviously. She came out in public and has dated quite a few females and is very open about it. Like I said, this surprises me because I loved seeing her in different roles and now that I know she's gay, it'll be kind of weird if I see her with a guy lol.

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Mara Wilson

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Mara tweeted “I have never had a better experience at a club than I did then…the LGBT community has always felt like home, especially a few years later when I, uh, learned something about myself," after the Orlando shooting. That's how she came out. She's not totally gay, she likes guys and girls...

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Rowan Blanchard

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 Rowan came out by tweeting, “I personally don’t wanna label myself as straight, gay, or whateva so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with – just existing.” So, she wanted to be known as the queer actress. Kind of strange honestly, the way she went about it, like she was almost proving to someone or someone had denied her of something. I'm not sure but this doesn't sound like she was openly telling people.

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Ryan Beatty

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This 20 year old had absolutely no issue saying he was gay, finally after two decades he said. Tweeting things like “i’m so happy i’m gay," and “raging homosexual” and "gay power" all over his posts. I guess he was trying to prove someone that social media was the way to let the world know.

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Reid Ewing

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Yea Reid from Modern family finally came out too. I know it's a shocker for some of the ladies but it's he's finally out of the closet. He wasn't really denying it before but he tweeted “Saw Eugene Bata on @GMA in the Body Dysmorphia segment connected to my article I just want to say he is hot A-F." Someone quickly responded to his tweet saying "Did you just out yourself" and he replied "I was never in," drops the mic. That's the way it's done!

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Shane Dawson

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Shane came out by releasing a youtube video indicating that he's bisexual. Dawson told his 6 million followers that he had been struggling with his sexual identity for years, he's confused on what he likes but knows he likes both. Do what you gotta do Shane, have no shame in your game, you'll figure it out or if you like to play both ends, more power to ya!

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